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| The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air Season 3 : |
| The third season of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air premiered on September 14 1992 and aired its season finale on May 10 1993. This would be the last season for Janet Hubert-Whitten who was fired from the show following her pregnancy and difficulties working with the cast. She was replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid in the show's fourth season and for the remainder of the show's run. Additionally the character Nicky Banks was added to the cast toward the end of the season as Phillip and Vivian's newborn son due to Janet's pregnancy. |
| Episode 1 - [How I Spent My Summer Vacation] |
| Details : Will returns home from spending the summer in Philadelphia with a new look that doesn't sit well with Uncle Phil. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kevin Cooney as Whitey | Casey Sander as Fred | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Minnie Summers Lindsey as Woman | Terrence O'Connor as Norma | Writer : Winifred Hervey | Director : Shelley Jensen | |
| Air Date : Sep. 14, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Will Gets Committed] |
| Details : When the Banks family returns to its former neighborhood to help old friends after a destructive city-wide riot Vivian reveals a surprise to Philip. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Shavar Ross as Noah | Gregory Sierra as Hector | LaRita Shelby as Young Vivian | Rose Jackson as Simone | Michael Whaley as Young Philip | Floyd Roger Myers Jr. as Young Will | Valerie Jones as Young Hilary | Gary LeRoi Gray as Young Carlton | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Leslie Ray | Writer : David Steven Simon | |
| Air Date : Sep. 21, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [That's No Lady That's My Cousin] |
| Details : Enrolled at the newly coed Bel-Air Prep Ashley begins dressing to entice guys using Will's preferences in women as her examples. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Larenz Tate as Kenny | Garcelle Beauvais as Veronica | Arif S. Kinchen as Student | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Bryan Winter | |
| Air Date : Sep. 28, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Hilary Gets A Job] |
| Details : Hilary gets a job reporting weather on television. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Ken Ober as Howard | Carmen Filpi as Mike | Brian Stokes Mitchell as Trevor | Mindy Seeger as Carla | Lee Ryan as Dan | Michelle Buffone as Mother | Jonathan Thompson as Rapper | Sidney Chankin as Man | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Efrem Seeger | |
| Air Date : Oct. 05, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [Mama's Baby Carlton's Maybe] |
| Details : Philip intends to railroad off the bench ineffectual Judge Robertson while Will becomes the love slave of a flamboyantly generous plain student. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tom Williams as Baby (voice) | Lark Voorhies as Cindy | Roxanne Beckford as Bride | Lahmard J. Tate as Groom | Gregory White as Minister | Jonathan Kennedy as Baby Carlton | Jeremiah Kennedy as Baby Carlton | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Michael Fry | |
| Air Date : Oct. 12, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [Ps I Love You] |
| Details : While Philip entertains rude senile Judge Robertson Will accepts expensive gifts from Lindsey Simon a rich classmate who wants to buy his affection. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Sherman Hemsley as Judge Carl Robertson | Michole Briana White as Lindsey Simon | Valentina Marie Lomborg as Campaign Worker | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Linda M. Yearwood | |
| Air Date : Oct. 24, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [Here Comes The Judge] |
| Details : Will gets arrested for numerous parking tickets as Phil runs for judge against incumbent Judge Robertson. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Brian Stokes Mitchell as Trevor | Sherman Hemsley as Judge Carl Robertson | David H. Sterry as Hollenbeck | Jim Jansen as Dobson | Sondra Spriggs as Female Cop | Beverly Jackson as Ms. Baldwin | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Samm-Art Williams | |
| Air Date : Oct. 26, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [Boyz In The Woods] |
| Details : Philip takes Will and Carlton on a camping trip that turns out to be a disaster when snow traps the unhappy campers. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Chi McBride as Ed Barker | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Brian Stokes Mitchell as Trevor | Director : Chuck Vinson | Writer : Samm-Art Williams | |
| Air Date : Nov. 05, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 9 - [A Night At The Oprah] |
| Details : The Bankses appear on Oprah's show and fail to invite Will on-stage which may cause Philip to lose the election. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Oprah Winfrey as Herself | Brian Stokes Mitchell as Trevor | Victoria Morsell as Lydia Marshall | Lou Felder as Howard Marshall | Deborah Swisher as Alexis | General S. James as Audience Member | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Leslie Ray | Writer : David Steven Simon | |
| Air Date : Nov. 09, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 10 - [Asses To Ashes] |
| Details : Election results are in and Philip fights to remain cool amid lies by Judge Robertson which prompt Will to confront the outspoken incumbent. Will Will go to far? Will he say what everyone is feeling? Will Judge Robertson be able to take it? |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Bobby McGee as Tommy | Brian Stokes Mitchell as Trevor | Sherman Hemsley as Judge Carl Robertson | Barbara Montgomery as Woman #1 | William Hubbard Knight as Funeral Offical | Robert Covarrubias as Gardner | Jeanne Mori as Reporter #1 | Joel Weiss as Hoodlum #1 | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Bryan Winter | |
| Air Date : Nov. 16, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 11 - [A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum] |
| Details : At Vivian's Lamaze class Will cozies up to a pregnant sportswriter who takes him to a game - and delivers more than just fun. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Vanessa Williams as Danny Mitchell | Don Yesso as Tony | Cynthia Szigeti as Mrs. Griffin | Chris Williams as Paramedic #1 | Tom Williams as Baby (voice) | Richardson Morse as Dr. Finkelbaum | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Leslie Ray | Writer : David Steven Simon | |
| Air Date : Nov. 23, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 12 - [The Cold War] |
| Details : When Vivian quarantines Will and Carlton in the backyard pool house after both are stricken with contagious colds they spend the night arguing over a girl that Will stole from Carlton. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Lisa Marie Russell as Paula (voice) | Director : Michael Peters | Writer : David Steven Simon | |
| Air Date : Dec. 07, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 13 - [Mommy Nearest] |
| Details : Will tries to tell his mother that he doesn't want to return to Philadelphia with her after his high school graduation. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Robert Torti as Frank Schaeffer | Charlayne Woodard as Janice | Jenifer Lewis as Aunt Helen | Vernee Watson-Johnson as Vy Smith | Ed Cambridge as Lou | Royce Wallace as Aunt Eleanor | Scotty Brulee | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Efrem Seeger | |
| Air Date : Dec. 14, 1992 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 14 - [Winner Takes Off] |
| Details : Geoffrey humiliates himself by insulting the Banks family and quitting his job when Will and Carlton trick him into thinking he has won millions of dollars in the lottery. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jack Heller as Phillipe | Cheri Caspari as Shannon | Christina Harley as Girl #1 | Bill Filipiak as Game Show Contestant (uncredited) | Director : Werner Walian | Writer : Casey Maxwell Clair | |
| Air Date : Jan. 04, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 15 - [Robbing The Banks] |
| Details : Philip is quick to judge an ex-con Will urged him to hire as a handyman and temporary assistant after the house is robbed. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Tom Virtue as Forest Ranger | M.C. Gainey as Luther | Phil LaMarr as Edward | Beverly Jackson as Bailiff | Rolandas Hendricks as Jamal | June Christopher as Luther's Lawyer | Writer : Winifred Hervey | Director : Shelley Jensen | |
| Air Date : Jan. 18, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 16 - [Bundle Of Joy] |
| Details : As Vivian's delivery date approaches the family fantasizes about what the baby will mean to each of them: Ashley feels all but invisible Geoffrey feels overwhelmed by the family's demands and Vivian feels like she's having triplets. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Marjean Holden as Shantay | DeVaughn Nixon as Shaquille | Naya Rivera as Cindy | Tom Williams as Baby (voice) | Ramon Choyce as Barkley | Larry Dorn Jr. as Jordan | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Myles Avery Mapp | Writer : K. Snyder | |
| Air Date : Jan. 25, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 17 - [The Best Laid Plans] |
| Details : When Monique refuses to have sex until she's married Will stages a mock wedding ceremony with D.J. Jazzy Jeff as the preacher. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kim Fields as Monique | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Leslie Ray | Writer : David Steven Simon | |
| Air Date : Feb. 01, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 18 - [The Alma Matter] |
| Details : Depressed and suicidal over having ruined his chances of attending Princeton University Carlton is visited by his Guardian Angel who shows him how awful the Banks family would be if he weren't alive. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Earl Boen | Tom Jones as Guardian Angel | Quincy Jones as Quincy Jones | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Bryan Winter | |
| Air Date : Feb. 08, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 19 - [Just Say Yo] |
| Details : Will learns a sobering lesson after Carlton pops the wrong pills from Will's locker mistaking amphetamines for vitamins and winds up in hospital. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mark Ballou as John | Mari Morrow as Cindy | Eyde Byrde as Irene | Johari Johnson as Vanessa | Alain Mickelson as School Teacher | Elliott J. Brown as Marcus Bixby (uncredited) | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Efrem Seeger | |
| Air Date : Feb. 15, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 20 - [The Baby Comes Out] |
| Details : Vivian's baby is a week late but family members and her visiting sisters are nowhere to be found when it's time to rush to the hospital. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Charlayne Woodard as Janice | Juanita Jennings as Nurse | Vernee Watson-Johnson as Vy Smith | Joseph Chapman as Maurice | Barry Wiggins as Doctor | Kymberly Newberry as Andrea | Writer : Winifred Hervey | Director : Shelley Jensen | |
| Air Date : Feb. 22, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 21 - [You Bet Your Life] |
| Details : Heavyweight boxing champ Riddick Brown wreaks havoc with Carlton's mind and Will's face at a funky cafe-casino in Nevada where the cousins have stopped on their way to check out a college for Will. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Parley Baer as Woodrow | Olivia Brown as Lola | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Steve Nevil as Homer | Riddick Bowe | Alexander Folk as Player #1 | Director : Chuck Vinson | Writer : Samm-Art Williams | |
| Air Date : Mar. 01, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 22 - [Ain't No Business Like Show Business] |
| Details : Will lands a spot in a comedy showcase after accompanying a comic friend to an audition. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : D. L. Hughley as Keith Cambell | Susan Isaacs as Casting Director | Elliott J. Brown as Marcus Bixby (uncredited) | Bernadette Luckett as M.C. | Lisa Marie Todd as Shawna | Herman Cox as Heckler | Greg Travis as Comedian (uncredited) | Director : Shelley Jensen | |
| Air Date : Apr. 12, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 23 - [The Way We Were] |
| Details : Series clips illustrate family recollections as the kids put together a scrapbook for Vivian and Philip who want to renew their vows on their anniversary. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Obaka Adedunyo as Reverend | |
| Air Date : May. 03, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 24 - [Six Degrees Of Graduation] |
| Details : Vy anticipates Will's graduation with enthusiasm but there may be discord when she learns Will is failing music. To pass his music class Will must sing at the graduation ceremony - with a class of eight-year-olds. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rosalind Cash as Mrs. Bassin | Kimberly Cullum as Nancy | William Cort as Headmaster Thorvald | DJ Jazzy Jeff as Jazz | Vernee Watson-Johnson as Vy Smith | Anne Wyndham as Janine | Paige Tamada as Jessie | Brian Levinson as Michael | Karen Kirkland as Veronica | Delane Vaughn as Lindsay | Monica Lundry as Woman | Director : Shelley Jensen | Writer : Bryan Winter | Writer : Efrem Seeger | |
| Air Date : May. 10, 1993 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |